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Domestic students: 6 study periods (2 years full-time) or part-time equivalent. International students: 9 study periods (3 years) full-time.
Face to Face with some online components.
Full time / Part time
February | May | September
Course Overview
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Performance Major 1
Deepen your technique and artistic expression on your chosen instrument or voice through weekly private lessons and a Performance Practice class spanning masterclasses, workshops, and seminars. Includes a weekly Aural Skills class.
Music Specialisation Electives 1 & 2
Choose two modules from AIM's range of music specialisation electives to broaden your skills and explore areas of the industry beyond your major. Available streams include Music Business, Composition, Creative Technology, Performance, and Acting (Sydney only).
Introduction to Higher Education Studies
Builds the academic skills you'll draw on across your entire degree. Develop written and spoken communication at a tertiary level, covering essay technique, referencing, and scholarly research practices, alongside academic integrity and self-directed learning.
Music Materials 1
Foundational unit introducing core materials of music, including pitch, rhythm, and harmony. Examines diverse musical styles, music notation, and provides an introductory overview of musicology.
Performance Major 2
Advance your playing through weekly private lessons and a Performance Practice class. Repertoire is significantly more demanding than Performance Major 1, with focus on relationships between content and form, style and genre.
Collaboration Project 1
Industry-focused collaborative project where you apply theoretical and technical knowledge in a practical context, working with peers within or across disciplinary boundaries to design and produce a musical work.
Arts meets Commerce: an overview of the Arts and Entertainment Industry
Broad grounding in the music business, examining the history, function, and key activities of its numerous sectors. Uses historical analysis as a springboard for forward-looking thinking.
Music Materials 2
Building directly on BMAS1, develops musicianship skills, aural appreciation, and understanding of musical structures. Online modules explore notation principles across genres and build arrangement skills.
Performance Major 3
Builds toward a public recital at the end of term. Refine your approach to stylistically appropriate performance, learn to construct a balanced recital program, and give focused attention to performer health and wellbeing.
Collaboration Project 2
Industry-focused collaborative project applying theoretical and technical knowledge in a practical context, working within or across disciplinary boundaries to design and produce a musical work. Includes a mid-term proposal presentation.
Scholarship Unit – Musicology
Select one Musicology unit from a diverse range of topics designed to broaden your musical knowledge and critical thinking. Available topics span Western Art Music, Popular Music, Jazz, Screen Music, Game Music, and beyond.
Elective (Trimester 3)
Choose one module from AIM's range of music specialisation electives. Available streams include Arts Management, Composition, Creative Technology, Performance, and Acting (Sydney only).
Performance Major 4
Continue refining your approach to stylistically appropriate performance and developing your technical and sight-reading skills through weekly private lessons and Performance Practice classes. Strengthen your capacity as a reflective musician.
Music Specialisation Module (Trimester 4)
Choose two modules from AIM's range of music specialisation electives. Available streams include Arts Management, Composition, Creative Technology, Performance, and Acting (Sydney only).
Performance Major 5
Penultimate performance unit preparing you for your Capstone Project, giving you space to experiment with different stylistic performance techniques while deepening your practice as a reflective artist. Weekly individual lessons alongside a Performance Practice class.
Collaboration Project 3
Industry-focused unit applying theoretical and technical knowledge from across your degree in a practical context, designing and producing a musical work in collaboration with peers within or across disciplinary boundaries.
Capstone Project
Propose and realise a major work in your specialisation, whether that's a live recital, a portfolio of compositions, a recording, an extended essay, or a multimedia presentation. Work with one-to-one supervision, masterclasses, and guest lectures.
Collaboration Project 4
Building on earlier collaboration studies, apply theoretical and technical knowledge from across your degree in a practical context, designing and producing a musical work.
Common Questions
For domestic students, the course takes 6 study periods (2 years full-time) or a part-time equivalent. For international students, the course is 9 study periods (3 years) full-time.
The indicative total course fee for domestic students is $75,600, and for international students it is $85,680. Fees are indicative only and subject to change. FEE-HELP is available for eligible domestic students.
Domestic applicants are required to attend an interview or live audition and provide a portfolio of two live or recorded music performances. International applicants are required to attend an interview and provide a portfolio of two recorded music performances.
The course is offered at both the Melbourne and Sydney campuses. Students can start in February, May, or September each year.
In the final trimester, the Capstone Project gives you the opportunity to propose and realise a major work in your specialisation, whether that's a live recital, a portfolio of compositions, a recording, an extended essay, or a multimedia presentation. You'll work through the project with support from one-to-one supervision, masterclasses, and guest lectures.
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